The 4-Viryas When we see speak about courage in Yoga, it is of four kinds– DharamVir, KaramVir, YudhaVir and DanaVir, namely the Courage of Righteousness, Courage of Right Action, Courage in War and Courageous Generosity. All four of these facets of the One Courage must be active in the aspirants to Yoga. It is natural Read more about The Four Viryas[…]

Doubt, sans questioning is a self-destroying mechanism and eats away at the emotional Heart like a cancer. Cardiologists around the world agree that stress, or forms of stress are the single most common supporting factor for the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases. During the mental process of doubting the breathing process becomes shallow and the lung Read more about The Heart of Faith[…]

Yoga Therapy for Low Blood Pressure Yoga doesn’t recognize Low Blood Pressure or Hypotension as a systematic problem-rather Low Blood Pressure is a natural congenital state for most. Generally, Low Blood Pressure is a sign of excellent health and good vasodilation, but in people suffering from Low B.P. as a form of fatigue, vomiting or Read more about Yoga Therapy | Low Blood Pressure or Hypotension[…]

Yoga Therapy for Insomnia Allopathic view: Insomnia is a sleep disorder that is characterized by repeated difficulty in falling and/or staying asleep. Chronic insomnia is when a person has disrupted sleep for at least three nights a week for a month or longer. It has been linked to medical conditions such as sinus allergies, hyperthyroidism, asthma and Read more about Yoga Therapy | Insomnia Prevention and Cure[…]

YOGIC PSYCHOLOGY-PART 1: INTRODUCTION Energy Is Mass. Energy is Thought. Energy is Breath. Energy is All. Universal Energy exists in 120 element types arising as combinations of the 5 basic energies or the 5 Elementals. These 5 Elementals of the Universe are termed in Yoga Pancha Mahabhuta, or the Pancha Tattva/ 5 Elementals, namely the Read more about 5 Elements and Mind[…]

THE 7 CHAKRAS- PART 1 The Primary Universal Elements are 5 and out of their 120 various types of permutations and combinations comes the Universe of objects within which we as humans are included. These 5 Primary Elements–Earth, Water, Fire, Wind and Space are reflected within the human body as the 5 major Sentient Life-forces Read more about 7 Chakras – Introduction[…]

Constipation : Yogic Prevention and Cure Allopathic view: Constipation is caused due to slower stool movement through the digestive tract, causing the stool to harden and difficult to pass. Anal fissure and narrowing of the colon can cause blockages in the rectum leading to constipation. Certain neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease may Read more about Yoga Therapy for Constipation | Prevention and Cure[…]

Yoga Asana Therapy for Acidity & HeartBurn The feeling as if your chest is on fire right after you’ve savored that gourmet chocolate or arrabiata spaghetti can leave a bad taste in your mouth, literally! Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) is a digestive disorder that occurs when the food you eat, mixed with digestive juices, reverses direction Read more about Yoga Therapy for Acidity | Prevention and Cure[…]

SCIATICA – Yogic Prevention and Cure Allopathic view: Sciatica is not technically a disease or ailment. Rather it is a categorization of symptoms associated mostly with spinal disc herniation. Compression or pinching of the sacral nerve running down the leg, causes excruciating or numbing pain in the legs, and this is the primary sciatic symptom Read more about Yoga Therapy for Sciatica | Prevention and Cure[…]

Piles – Yogic Prevention and Cure Allopathic view: Piles or haemorrhoids are swollen blood vessels that develop inside or around the anal canal and rectum. Anyone can be affected by piles at any age, and about 50% experience it at some point in their lives. It is more common in older people and during pregnancy. Read more about Yoga Therapy for Piles | Prevention & Cure[…]

Yoga Asana Therapy for Hyperthyroidism: The thyroid is a small but vitally important butterfly-shaped gland that sits at the base of the neck, wrapped around the trachea or windpipe. The beating of your heart, your body temperature, and the rate at which food is digested are some of the major functions regulated by the two Read more about Yoga Therapy for Hyperthyroidism | Prevention and Control[…]

Early stage Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Loss Allopathic view: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by a progressive and debilitating decline in cognition, function and behavior. Its incidence rate increases exponentially with age, with the highest increase occurring after 70 years of age. Alzheimer’s exact pathological mechanisms remain to be determined, with a number of theories Read more about Yoga Therapy for Alzheimer and Memory Loss[…]

Yoga Asana & Pranayama therapy for Type 2 Diabetes: Diabetes, broadly separated into Type 1 (Insulin-dependent and mainly congenital) and Type 2 (Non-insulin dependent and mainly lifestyle based), is an organic lifestyle based disease that affects more than 380 million people world-wide. A sedentary lifestyle with lack of any physical exercise and a fast-food diet Read more about Yoga Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes | Prevention and Control[…]

The Five Sheaths (Koshas) Kosha, the Samskrita word signifies a cover, but as per Sandhya Bhasha, or the Twilight Language of Yoga, the word kosha, as utilized in Samkhya Yoga stands for the self. According to Samkhya Yoga, the Yoga of the Numbering, there are a number of levels down which consciousness travel. As Shakti, or Read more about The Pancha-Koshas / The 5 Selves […]

Wind Element Vayu/ Wind Element: The Wind element signifies motion. Motion that fuels fire and can bring down trees. Wind is the very essence of Motion. Solar winds and the wind-storms of Jupiter are examples of the unimaginable power of the Wind Element. When we think speed, rapidity, onward movement, progress, blowing through obstacles, up, Read more about P-TaK : Pancha Tattva Asana Kriya – Part III[…]

In the previous article (link here), we shared knowledge on the theory of 5 elements and how they manifest in the universe and within us. Carrying forward from Earth element, in this article we explain Water and Fire element. Water Element Ap-Jal/ Water: Element Constantly changing and always evolving, the element that brings flexibility to the Read more about P-TaK : Pancha Tattva Asana Kriya – Part II[…]

P-TaK : Pancha Tattva Asana Kriya Pancha Tattva Asana Kriya or 5 Element Asana Technique is a Hatha Yoga-Asana sequence based on an ancient science of the 5 Prime Elements, the Samkhya Yoga. These elements and their consequents form, in various permutations and combinations, the entire universe and each one of us. Each of the Read more about P-TaK : Pancha Tattva Asana Kriya – Part I[…]

Manana -The 2nd Level The next step in the Four Step process of Yogic learning, following the first Smarana, [click here for Yogic Learning I] is Manana. The word Manana comes from the root Man in Sanskrit, meaning thought, and Manana is- to think. So, to think about what we have cognized through Smarana, is Read more about Yogic Learning II-Yogic Thinking[…]

How do we know something? And how do we know something for sure? These two things are definitely different. For example, we know that oranges are sweet, but to know for sure whether or not the orange lying on that table is sweet or not, we would have to take a bite ourselves. So knowledge Read more about Yogic Learning I – Learning Through Epiphany[…]